AP - A federal judge has sided with the Washington Redskins in a lawsuit brought by American Indians who consider the team's name racially offensive. -- read full article
AP - Paula Creamer knew she was playing well. She was surprised just how well. Creamer birdied nine of the last 11 holes, including the final three, for a course-record 60 on the par-71 Highland Meadows layout Thursday. She held a five-stroke lead after the opening round of the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic.
AFP - Second-seeded Frenchman Fabrice Santoro advanced to the quarter-finals of the ATP Hall of Fame Tennis Championship with a 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 win over Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan.
AP - Teddy Dupay, who played on Florida's runner-up team in the 2000 NCAA basketball tournament, was charged with beating and raping a woman last month at a Utah ski resort.
AP - The NHL reached an agreement with a new Russian hockey league Thursday that temporarily ends the threat of players being lured away by big-money offers.
AFP - Cristiano Ronaldo believes FIFA president Sepp Blatter was right to controversially describe him as being treated like a "modern-day slave" by current club Manchester United.
AP - Hanley Ramirez homered with two out in the 11th inning, capping the first five-hit game of his career and helping the Florida Marlins beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 on Thursday night.
Reuters - The Golden State Warriors have made
up for the loss of Baron Davis by signing Corey Maggette to a
five-year deal, the Oakland Tribune reported on Thursday. -- read full article
AP - David Ross hit two of Cincinnati's seven homers Thursday, a long-ball barrage that included Ken Griffey Jr.'s 605th, and the Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 12-7 to avoid a three-game sweep.
